Author Archives: Carla M Smith, MA, CNM, FHIMSS

About Carla M Smith, MA, CNM, FHIMSS

Carla M Smith, MA, CNM, FHIMSS , is HIMSS Executive Vice President.

Executives Ponder Future Healthcare through a New Lens

Posted on November 21, 2011

On Thursday and Friday of last week, I had the pleasure to attend the HIMSS Leaders & Innovators event in Florida. Designed as an executive retreat for senior health leaders in the provider setting, we engaged in highly thought-provoking discussions about … Continue reading →

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Engaging Providers and Patients as Consumers in Healthcare Transformation

Posted on September 12, 2011

Today, as part of National Health IT Week, I am representing HIMSS at the launch of a Consumer eHealth Program in Washington, DC, where the federal government and organizations across the healthcare community are joining together to provide resources and education to patients … Continue reading →

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VCE Keynote Speaker Offers 10 Steps for Meaningful Use

Posted on November 3, 2010

Judy Murphy, RN FACMI, FHIMSS VP at Aurora Health Services in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and a member of the HIT Standards Committee is presenting right now. Her presentation is excellent. I’ve very briefly summarized her 10 key steps in this blog posting. … Continue reading →

Posted in HIMSS Events | Tagged ARRA, meaningful use, nurses, providers, VCE | 1 Comment

Are There Any Jobs Out There?

Posted on October 14, 2010

Six months ago, the Office of the National Coordinator awarded $64 million in cooperative agreements for the “Health IT Workforce Development Program.” HITECH authorized the creation of such a program to create or expand education programs across the United States to train … Continue reading →

Posted in Health IT Workforce, HIMSS News and Developments, Interoperability & Standards, Patient-Centered Systems, Public Policy | 19 Comments

The Importance of Truth

Posted on August 12, 2010

As HIMSS launches its blog, it occurs to me that an item of note is the tone and timbre we all use in our communications….that our postings, and comments to those postings, are most effective when using constructive language and signed … Continue reading →